Perceptions and practices of household heads toward malaria: a community based cross sectional study in Southwest Ethiopia
This study highlights a significant proportion of the population affected by malaria, alongside misconceptions that may hinder prevention efforts. Therefore, malaria prevention strategies should be comprehensive, sustainable, targeting households importantly and gender-inclusive.
Authors
- Girma Mamo Zegene
- Wondwossen Niguse Asmare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8665-4264)
- Mathewos Alemu Gebremichael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3652-9013)
- Bezuayehu Alemayehu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4126-0939)
- Tadesse Gebremedhin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2193-8802)
- Ephrem Negeri
Institutions
- Mizan Tepi University (ET)
- Amhara Regional Health Bureau (ET)
- Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (ET)
- Oromiyaa Regional Health Bureau (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05413-7
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51